Norfolk: Lingwood
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Lingwood is about 8 miles E. of Norwich.
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Blofield, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Peter
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Peter
- Minister, location, picture, events, history, etc.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Lingwood was in
Blofield Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
See Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Lingwood is in Blofield Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Blofield Hundred
- Description of Blofield Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Kelly, Geoffrey Ian
- Lingwood Manor: historical notes.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1990]
- Inclosure
- See Moulton St Mary.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
After 1834 Lingwood became part of the Blofield Union, and the workhouse
was in this parish.
- Blofield Union
- Parishes in the union, their arrangements for the poor before
1834, etc.
- Blofield Union and Workhouse
- Description from White's Directory of Norfolk, 1845.
- Blofield Union and Workhouse
- Description and pictures.
- Guardians of the Blofield Union
- October 1835 to March 1836.
- Serreau, Audrey
- Times and Years: A History of the Blofield Union Workhouse at
Lingwood in Norfolk.
[ISBN 0948903937, Bungay, Morrow and Co, 2000]
Population
These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the
10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and
single occupiers.
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1801 | 34 | 42 | 229 |
1811 | 33 | 39 | 198 |
1821 | 51 | 56 | 292 |
1831 | 57 | 57 | 294 |
1841 | 79 | -- | 473 |
1851 | 81 | -- | 509 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 79 | -- | 509 |
1871 | 78 | 78 | 438 |
1881 | 72 | 72 | 399 |
1891 | 80 | 80 | 421 |
1901 | 86 | 86 | 438 |
1911 | -- | 93 | 495 |
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There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there
were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures
above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.
- 1821 Census
- "An inclosure of land, and small tenements built thereon, is
mentioned, in the Return of Lingwood, as having caused an increase
of Population".
- 1851 Census
- "The Return includes 102 persons in 1841, and 135 in 1851, in the
Blofield Union Workhouse".
- 1911 Census
- The total included 95 people in the workhouse.
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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February 2008